Lyon vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lyon	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1747	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4181	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$847	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3258	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	82
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	519K	468K

The cost of living in Lyon is 23% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3024th and 1363rd ($1747 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1143rd in France and the United States, respectively. Check France vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 234th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Raleigh

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	Lyon	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6632	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.94	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.7	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.74	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$120	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11727	$24243

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1652
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1251
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1409
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1553
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1599
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1352
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1307
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1560
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1865
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3400
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3401
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3344
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3436
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3658
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1386
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1208
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1517
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1163
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3702
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1427
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$2062
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3125
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3134
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1490
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3393
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3126
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1599
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1286
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1390
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1673
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$3043
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1501
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2468
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2868
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2891
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2554
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1440
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1488
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1659
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2907

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729